"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... meeting in 2000. At the Hudson Library and Historical Society, I was likewise kindly and patiently assisted by Archivist James Caccamo and Assistant Archivist Gwen Mayer, who endured my excited foray into their collections, giving hints ...
... meetings” that characterized the Second Great Awakening in Connecticut.3 When the Reverend Jeremiah Hallock became minister of the Congregational Church at West Simsbury, the teenage Owen became close to the clergyman, who took in the ...
... meetings. The use of the church was part of their original agreement, and the fiery Oliver Brown was determined to have justice. After making demonstrations against the congregation's broken agreement and prejudice, Brown removed the ...
... Meeting armed opposition, however, Turner's army fragmented. Despite the determination of some of his warriors, they were overwhelmed by superior numbers and weapons. Turner escaped and evaded a manhunt for months, but was eventually ...
... meeting with John Brown in 1848. Though a white gentleman, [he] is in sympathy a black man, and is as deeply interested in our cause, as though his own soul had been pierced with the iron of slavery. . . . Mr. Brown said that for many ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
| 349 |
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